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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology

Release Date:

04/27/2018

... Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a new HD video streaming method that doesn’t need to be ... source has been out of reach. The UW team developed a new system that eliminates all of...

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Technology

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The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

Release Date:

05/30/2018

... Women and Families The Pfizer Foundation announced today a new $5 million grant commitment to initiatives in low- and ... at the same time children are routinely vaccinated. These new grants build on The...

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Gender Justice

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The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

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05/30/2018

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Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation Earn CyberGrants Ovation Awards

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06/27/2018

... Ovation Awards at the 2018 CyberGrants User Conference in New Orleans. The Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own ... create innovative programming and solutions that break new ground in the industry and for other...

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Study Funded by The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Shows No Early Dementia in 21 Past NHL, NFL Players

Release Date:

08/09/2018

... Shows No Early Dementia in 21 Past NHL, NFL Players In a new study, researchers found no evidence of early onset ... of retired professional hockey and football players. The new research adds important...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Names More Organizations to Join Cohort of 200 Participating in $43 Million Arts Innovation and Management Training Program

Release Date:

09/05/2018

... seven U.S. cities: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. More than 200 ... the country’s most exciting cultural organizations reach new audiences and expand their...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Official Sees Opportunity Zone Program Role

Release Date:

11/02/2018

... Foundation says foundations could provide loans to make new funds attractive for investors. A top official of the ... depressed opportunity zones. The proceeds from the new fund investments are not taxable if...

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17 Jan 2019

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET): Quarterly Meeting

Thursday, January 17, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... resources among peers in a confidential setting. It’s a new year and with that comes New Year’s resolutions! Join fellow PACNET members for a ...

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Johnson & Johnson Announces 10-year Initiative to Help End Tuberculosis

Release Date:

02/13/2019

... Initiative to Help End Tuberculosis, the World’s # 1 Infectious Killer Ahead of the first-ever United Nations ... an estimated 1 .8 million lives and preventing 12 million new TB infections in...

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Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

Release Date:

03/04/2019

... color and women, a report from Arabella Advisors and the New Venture Fund argues. According to the report, An ... minority-owned businesses created 72.3 percent of all new jobs in the United States, while...

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Arabella Advisors

OpEd: CEO Lori Bezahler on Edward W. Hazen Foundation’s Decision to Empty Its Coffers

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03/06/2019

... turning to long-simmering injustices and bringing about new partnerships and alliances like the relationship forged ... direct physical threats, young people of color are finding new and creative ways to bring...

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Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night

Release Date:

04/05/2019

... Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night The new analysis of a 40-year record of more than 70,000 ... in light pollution in Chicago in recent years, the new findings show that more needs to be done,...

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Animal Welfare

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Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Helps Fund Research to Find Personalized Treatment for Crohn's Disease

Release Date:

05/03/2019

... upstream initiator of gut inflammation. Now, thanks to a new $ 1 .8 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley ... and exacerbate the disease, with the goal of developing new...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research of Human Impact on Indoor Climate

Release Date:

06/04/2019

... chemical processes that occur in the indoor climate. But new advanced equipment and new analysis methods enable us to map how emissions from ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

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01/23/2020

... Soros announced today that he is creating a new university network to better prepare students for current ... He is endowing the network with one billion dollars ($ 1 billion) and asking other philanthropists...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Increases Spending to Seize ‘Hinge Moment in History’

Release Date:

06/30/2020

... racial justice, strengthen U.S. democracy, and generate new economic thinking to address global climate change and ... our spending.” The increased spending plan includes a new racial justice initiative with...

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Lauren Supplee as Senior Program Officer

Release Date:

09/08/2020

... Officer We are pleased to welcome Lauren Supplee as our new Senior Program Officer, effective September 8, 2020. In ... in setting program directions, developing and implementing new initiatives, reviewing...

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Stephanie Teatro appointed US Program Director, Unbound Philanthropy

Release Date:

01/30/2024

... Justice and Migration at the National Partnership for New Americans. In this role, she led the Climate Justice ... after climate disasters. The National Partnership for New Americans, TIRRC, and Resilience...

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Unbound Philanthropy

13 Mar 2019

Stronger Together Part II: Building the Capacity of Social Movements – A Webinar Hosted by HRFN

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... How do we as grantmakers foster, support, and strengthen new or growing movements? February 13 – Synergizing ... developing the Power of Social Movements Framework , a new evaluation and learning tool that...

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Social Justice

Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings, Ford and JPB Foundation Supported Pop Culture Lab Accelerates Justice Through Entertainment

Release Date:

07/25/2017

... and appointed a team of dynamic leaders to oversee this new resource. Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Executive ... the popular HULU series East Los High , who are building new research and audience metric models to...